📝 Description
🌟 Characters:
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👧 Simcheong – A devoted and brave young girl with black hair tied in a braid. She wears a plain hanbok and has gentle, expressive eyes filled with compassion.
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👴 Sim Hak-Gyu (Her Blind Father) – A fragile old man with long gray hair, a cane, and closed eyes. He wears a faded robe and always reaches out for Simcheong’s hand.
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⛩️ Monks – Calm and peaceful, dressed in gray robes with shaved heads.
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👑 The Emperor – A noble figure in a golden robe and a dragon crown. He has a strong presence and kind heart.
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🐉 Dragon King of the Sea – A mighty creature with a long beard, golden scales, and a staff. He lives in a magical underwater palace.
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🧜♂️ Sea Servants – Playful and loyal creatures who serve the Dragon King.
🎭 Script
Narrator: In a quiet village, there lived a poor blind man 👴 named Sim Hak-Gyu and his kind daughter, Simcheong 👧. Though they had little, they shared a deep love.
Narrator: One day, Simcheong heard monks say that offering 300 sacks of rice to Buddha might restore her father’s sight.
Simcheong 👧: “I will do anything to help Father see again.”
Narrator: Unable to afford the offering, Simcheong sold herself to sailors who needed a maiden sacrifice for the Sea God 🌊.
Narrator: As the ship reached the deep sea, she bravely jumped into the waves.
Simcheong 👧: “May this bring light to my father’s eyes.”
Narrator: But instead of dying, she was taken to the Dragon King’s palace 🐉 beneath the ocean. The sea shimmered with magic and wonder.
Dragon King 🐉: “Such courage must be rewarded. You shall live!”
Narrator: The Dragon King sent her back to the human world inside a lotus flower 🌸. She floated to the emperor’s palace 👑.
Emperor 👑: “Such beauty and grace. Will you be my empress?”
Narrator: Simcheong agreed, and a grand feast was held. She invited blind people from all over the land.
Narrator: Among them was her father 👴. The moment he heard her voice…
Sim Hak-Gyu 👴: “Simcheong… my daughter?”
Narrator: Tears filled his eyes—and for the first time, he could see.
Sim Hak-Gyu 👴: “I can see you!”
Narrator: Joy returned to their lives. Simcheong was reunited with her father, and they lived in love and light ever after. ✨
📚 Vocabulary
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Sacrifice – Giving up something for a greater cause
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Lotus – A beautiful flower that floats on water
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Restore – To bring back to a former condition
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Empress – A female ruler or emperor’s wife
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Feast – A large and grand meal
💬 Useful Expressions
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“May this bring light to my father’s eyes” – Hoping something will help or heal a loved one.
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“Such courage must be rewarded” – Brave acts deserve recognition and gifts.
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“I can see you!” – A powerful, emotional moment of vision and reunion.
❓ Comprehension Questions
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Why did Simcheong sell herself to the sailors?
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What happened when she jumped into the sea?
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Who saved Simcheong under the sea?
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How did Simcheong become an empress?
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How did her father regain his sight?